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Midsummers Day Event in Brighton 2013

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N.B. Merry Meet is now at Steine Gardens shown on the map, instead of Pavilion Gardens (only a few yards away!)
Midsummer 2013 is going to be quite a day in Brighton United Kingdom. We have organised a day’s programme packed with activity, of course including the special event unveiling of the commemorative plaque to Doreen Valiente. All of this is free all you have to do is get to Brighton for the Merry Meet at 12 midday. All the information is on the map below and you can download the flyer for the event too.
In the evening we are helping to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Greenmantle Magazine, in Brighton which will start at around 7pm. Tickets are 5 Pounds each and they are limited to 200. To ensure your place please purchase them from the Greenmantle website which is http://greenmantle.org.uk
Please download the flyer for the day here
Midsummers Day Brighton 2013

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Sussex Events around Midsummer 2013

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nullMidsummer’s Day Event is on 21st June 2013 with our own events to take place on this day please visit this page for details. why not make a weekend of it and take the time to enjoy Sussex at it’s best in Summer!

Here are a few things that are going on over the Midsummer Weekend in Sussex: -

22/06/2013Admission: Adult £7.50, child £4.00, concessions £6.50, family £20.00 (1 adult and 4 children, or 2 adults and 2 children) group admissions also available. The Sussex Archaeological Society – Michelham Goes Wild! Wildlife displays, falconry, dog show and agility, beer tent and barbeque and lots more! Dogs welcome for this weekend only! Usual admissions apply. Family entertainment in Michelham Priory which boasts England’s longest water filled moat surrounds the site which dates back to 1229 and many more fascinating medieval features.
22/06/2013 and 23/06/2013 Arundel Castle – Medieval Tournament The Knights, Squires, Archers and Men-at-Arms of Raven Tor will meet in Tournament over this June Weekend. With competitions using a variety of weapons, the free-style fighting of the combatants will be the nearest reproduction of tournament combat seen outside of the 15th Century. With Distant Trumpets Story Teller, falconry display, archery display and competition, and a large tented encampment of crafts and displays, there is plenty to see and experience over the weekend.

22/06/2013 and 23/06/201311am to 5pm £9.00 entrance Pashley Manor House – Kitchen Garden Weekend There is evidence of gardening at Pashley from the 16th Century however the gardens fell into disrepair before, during and after World War II when soldiers were housed there. When the current owners started work on the gardens, in 1981, they were wild, but over the next ten years they worked on and expanded them, opening the doors to public visits in 1992. For this weekend there will be practical advice from experts; a focus on how the produce from the garden is used and an emphasis on local produce – including the local honey and homemade chutney sold in the gift shop.
Official Tourism Guide to Brighton and Hove For up to date travel and what’s on in Brighton & Hove http://visitbrighton.com has all the info for where to stay, what to do, and where to eat.

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Mother of Modern Witchcraft Commemorated – Press Release

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On Friday 21st June 2013, Brighton will host a historic event as a Blue Plaque is unveiled to commemorate ‘the mother of modern witchcraft’, Doreen Valiente.

doreen valienteValiente (1922-1999) was a writer and poet, but better known for her contributions to modern Paganism – widely accepted as being key to the growth of the movement worldwide. Much of her work was done in a modest flat in Tyson Place, where she lived for over thirty years until her death in 1999.

This is the first time such a plaque has ever been awarded to a Pagan for service to their beliefs.

At midday on the Summer Solstice, supporters and guests will meet at Brighton’s Old Steine for an open ritual celebrating both the solstice and the life of Valiente. The Pentacle Drummers will then lead a procession to Tyson Place, where there will be live music from Beck Sian and Paul Mitchell, and dancing by the Hunter’s Moon Morris and Nina McGhee.

At 2.30pm the plaque will be unveiled by a special guest, and more music and dance will follow. Later, participants may proceed to the Green Door Store, where Greenmantle, a Brighton-based Pagan magazine, will host a ticketed (£5.00) event to celebrate both the plaque and its own 20th anniversary. Music will be provided by singer-songwriters Talis Kimberley and Matthew Callow, and Pagan rock band Legend.

The Doreen Valiente Foundation, a charitable organisation, has arranged for the plaque and celebration in collaboration with Brighton & Hove City Council and the residents of Tyson Place. The Foundation represents the aim of John Belham-Payne, to whom Valiente bequeathed her writings and extensive collection of Pagan artefacts and tools, to celebrate her life and create a lasting legacy to her work. The second part of this legacy is planned to be the opening of a museum, together with BHCC, to display her fascinating collection and to house the Centre for Pagan Studies, a unique centre for education in the fields of Witchcraft and Paganism.

 

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